Metal tie.



W. H. MORGAN.

METAL TIE. APPLIGATION FILED I'EB.2, 1911. 1,003,639. Patented Sept.19,1911.

WITNESSES INVENTOR COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHXNOTON, D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY MORGAN, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

METAL 'IIE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM H. Mon- GAN, of Alliance, in the county ofStark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metal Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in metal ties, and it consists inthe features of construction as will be more fully described and pointedout in the claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in plan of two tieslocated in proper relative positions. Fig. 2 is a view in section on theline a:-m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation showing anothermanner of assembling the ties, and Figs. 4'. 5 and 6 are views in planof modified forms of ties.

1 represents the tie, preferably and conveniently made from a section ofold and discarded railroad rail, but which may be made of new materialof any approved shape in cross section.

The tie comprises a base flange, a web and a head, and when made from asection of old rail, the base flange of the latter constitutes the head2 of the tie, and the head of the rail section is wholly or partlyswaged so as to expand same laterally on both sides of the web 4, thusproducing a base flange 3 preferably wider than the head of the tie. Theends 5 of the section thus shaped are bent at right angles orapproximately so to the central portion of the tie as shown in Fig. 6,or the whole section is bent into Z-shape as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 1-,and the extreme portion 6 of the bent ends are again bent outwardly atright angles to the ends 5, so as to project at both ends beyond therails 7 carried by the ties.

When the tie is made from old rails, instead of swaging or flatteningthe head of the rail section throughout the length of the tie as shownin Figs. 1, 4 and 5, to form the base flange 8 of the tie, the bent ends5 and 6 only may be swaged or expanded laterally as shown in Figs. 3 and6, thus leaving the central portion of the tie in its originalcondition.

The bent end portions 5 of each tie, are

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 2, 1911.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 606,246.

located the proper distance apart to supportthe rails 7 in properposition, and as shown, extend lengthwise the rails, while the body ofthe tie or that portion connecting the ends, extends crosswise thetrack.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6, the body portion of the tie is atright angles to the ends 5, and also at right angles to the rails 7,whereas with the Z-shaped tie the body portion thereof is arrangedobliquely to the rails. With the Z-shaped tie the free end of one bentend will be approximately in line with the elbow 8 of the bend at theopposite end of the tie, hence the weight on the truck wheels will comedirectly over, and be borne by both ends of the tie simultaneously,thereby eliminating strains which would be imparted to the body of thetie intermediate the bent ends of the weight falling first upon one bentend of the tie and then on the other. Again by using the base flange 0fthe rail section for the head of the tie, I secure a flat bearingsurface which conforms in size to the base flange of the rail seatedthereon.

Instead of arranging the ties as shown in Fig. 1, I may assemble them asshown in Fig. 3, that is to say arranging them elbow to elbow and end toend, forming a triangular space between two adjacent ties, thuspractically confining the ballast and preventing the possibility of anylateral movement of the track. Instead of bending the ends 6 outwardlyas shown in Fig. 1, these ends may be split as shown in Fig. 4, oneportion of each split end being bent outwardly and the other inwardly,or I may, as shown in Fig. 5, provide for extra end support for theties, by bending the ends of the section into U-shape as at 9, and thenbending the free ends parallel to each other to form the seats for therails. In this last construction the rails would also be supported onthe body of the tie intermediate the U-shape bends. In all theseinstances the head of the tie is flat and of uniform width from end toend and when made from old rails, this head, which as before stated wasthe base flange of the rail, will conform as to shape and size to thebase flange of the rails supported thereon.

It is evident that many slight changes might be resorted to in therelative arrangement of parts shown and described without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understoodthat I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, but

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A metal tie of approximately Z-shape, the extreme ends of the tiebeing bent outwardly beyond the rail supporting sections of the tie.

2. A metal tie of substantially I-shape in cross section and bent intosubstantially Z- shape in plan, the parallel members of the tie formingrail supports, the free ends oi the latter being bent outwardly.

3. A metal tie for rail roads made from a section of a rail, the ends ofsaid section being bent into approximately parallel planes to formsupports for the rails, and

the head of the rail section flattened at the bent ends so as to form awidened base flange.

4. A metal tie for rail roads made from a a section of a rail, the endsof said section being bent into approximately parallel planes to formsupports for the rails, and

the head of the rail section expanded laterally to form a widened baseflange for the tie.

5. A metal tie for railroads made from a section of rail, the said tiebeing approximately Z-shape in cross section, and the head of the railsection expanded laterally to form a widened base flange for the tie.

6. A metal tie for rail roads made from a section of rail, andcomprising a body, the end sections of which are bent into approximatelyparallel planes to form supports for the rails, the free ends of saidsection having portions projecting outwardly beyond. the rail supports,the head of said rail section being flattened to form a widened baseflange for the tie.

7. A series of approximately Z-shaped metal rail road ties, eacharranged with its free ends adjacent the free ends of the nextadjacent'ties whereby a substantially triangular space is inclosed byeach pair of ties.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY MORGAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. LLOYD, N. O. FETTEns.

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